Swearing In of MAJ Farrant and Stand Up Ceremony for the 81st BCT held on 21
July 2017 in the Rotunda of the Colorado State Capitol, Denver, CO. Note: MAJ
Farrant is the sharpest Soldier in all the pictures ...she's wearing the Female
Garrison Hat. MG Coffey served in the National Commander's stead. The two
'civilians' were administered their Oaths of Non-Commissioned Officers by MAJ
Farrant.

Senator Michael F. Bennet, US Senator, Colorado, endorsed the efforts of MAJOR
FARRANT, Commanding Officer,
81st BCT to serve US Armed Forces Veterans at the
STAND UP Ceremony at the Colorado State Capitol Building July 21, 2017.
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COMMANDER'S BIOGRAPHY

MAJ Farrant is a native of the
Greater Seattle Area who attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and
earned a B.S. in Geospatial Information Science. She graduated and commissioned
in 2005 as an Air Defense Artillery officer. She served four years on active
duty in the artillery, space, and missile defense fields, and was stationed at
Fort Bliss, TX and Peterson AFB, CO. After being honorably discharged in 2009,
she earned an Executive Certificate in Business Administration through the
University of Notre Dame before accepting a position as the Boston District
Service Department Manager for SimplexGrinnell - a subsidiary of Tyco
International. After 16 months, she decided to go back to graduate school and
earned a Master of City Planning in Urban and Regional Planning from Boston
University. While earning her Master's she served in various internships with
public and NFP agencies. She then accepted a position as a Community Planner for
the U.S. Department of Transportation at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA.
After 18 months, she decided to move to Denver, CO to be closer to family, and
accepted a position as a Hazard Mitigation Planner with Michael Baker
International. She currently co-manages the five-year Community Engagement and
Risk Communications contract with FEMA Region VIII. In addition to voluntarily
serving as the Commander of the 81st BCT, she serves as the Deputy Planning
Manager for Team Rubicon Region VIII, serves on the Board of Directors for the
Boston University City Planning and Urban Affairs Program, and serves as a
Colorado Admissions Field Force Representative for West Point. In her spare
time, she enjoys getting out and being active in the beautiful Colorado
landscape, reading, listening to music, and researching family ancestry.